Melissa Jo York-Tilley - Vice President
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Melissa's Personal Statement
Melissa enjoys volunteering her time with local theater for the fun, love and comradery of it. PWLT has all those elements for her and more! She has been an active part of the PWLT family since her first show with them in 2004 and is ecstatic for the opportunity to continue to help PWLT grow even further by continuing to serve as Vice President. For years, Melissa has served PWLT as the Social Media Coordinator and administrator of the official PWLT Facebook page as well as participated in over 22 PWLT shows as director, producer, publicity, costume designer and/or techie. She hopes to continue to help lead PWLT in broader directions for more community involvement and inclusion to benefit growing the PWLT family larger and providing more stability.
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Melissa's Bio
Melissa is a Financial Analyst II for the IT Department with Fairfax County Public Schools. During her time with FCPS, she has taken many opportunities made available to her to enhance her leadership skills. She utilizes these skills to help seize opportunities for PWLT to reach new goals.
Melissa graduated from Mary Baldwin College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, but her love of theater was awakened during her years at Patrick Henry Community College. She performed in shows under the tutelage of Dan Spaugh, and her love for theatre grew with each show. Life things happened that took Melissa away from the theatre. Luck would have it that she would meet her husband who was already involved in the local DMV theater scene, which reignited her love for theater. Melissa likes to play mostly behind the scenes but has “graced” the stage briefly in a couple of productions over the years.
Melissa has been recognized by DC Metro Theatre Arts for excellence in directing for PWLT’s critically acclaimed production of The Who’s Tommy.
Melissa graduated from Mary Baldwin College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, but her love of theater was awakened during her years at Patrick Henry Community College. She performed in shows under the tutelage of Dan Spaugh, and her love for theatre grew with each show. Life things happened that took Melissa away from the theatre. Luck would have it that she would meet her husband who was already involved in the local DMV theater scene, which reignited her love for theater. Melissa likes to play mostly behind the scenes but has “graced” the stage briefly in a couple of productions over the years.
Melissa has been recognized by DC Metro Theatre Arts for excellence in directing for PWLT’s critically acclaimed production of The Who’s Tommy.
